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6Dec-17
6Dec-17
Obey? Seriously?
"I'm their leader! Which way did they go?" I have a cap with two bills on it, one in the front and one in the back with that slogan on it. It's funny because it's so often true. Leadership is always such a rewarding and challenging calling. In fact, if...
Featured Author at Ancient Faith Store!
Fr. Barnabas is the December Featured Author at Ancient faith Store! So, go to http://store.ancientfaith.com/meet-the-author and read the interview they have with Fr. Barnabas. In the story you'll hear what motivates Fr. Barnabas to do the work here at Faith Encouraged Ministries and some exciting plans for the future and...
5Dec-17
An Offer You Shouldn’t Refuse
I looked out at the congregation and said "If Kmart had a Blue Light special like this, they'd sell out in a minute." Of course you don't know what a "blue light special is. You may not even remember KMart! Suffice it to say it was a marketing trick that...
4Dec-17
Kept Under Restraint
One of the most difficult realities I've had to face as an adult, as a priest, as a husband, and as a father is the waking up to the reality of the complexity of each human person I encounter, including myself. This continuous process of discovery has me regularly...
1Dec-17
Just A Consumer?
We really have succumbed to such a consumerist mindset that the Pavlovian trigger of "sale" actually has us queuing up outside the "box" retailers to wait in the cold to get a slip of paper that gives us permission to purchase a product at a particular price so we...
30Nov-17
True Fathers
So, why is it so easy to take advice from a stranger, but not your own family? Alright, I'll confess to being a bit frustrated. Here's the story: I had a dear family member bend my ear for several hours about a problem. At the end of this marathon,...
Already Getting Ready for 2018!
Did you see this? "Thank you, Fr. Barnabas for daily encouraging words. I am not Orthodox...yet. I am inching my way to the faith. God bless you." This is what we are able to do when you keep Faith Encouraged Ministries growing! And 2018 is offering us some wonderful challenges/opportunities. We Need...
29Nov-17
2 Paths
How can you tell if a relationship is healthy or not? All of us wonder about that from time to time, and it's natural to wonder. But the truth is we are all on a journey in life and, unless we stop now and again and assess where we are,...
28Nov-17
The Slavery of Ignorance
"I'm sorry, I don't believe you." With that, I watched as our suspect in a series of robberies squirmed in his interrogation seat. My chief of detectives was a master at this kind of questioning, and all our evidence showed this man was the one who had been breaking...